United Way Introduction

Pioneer

Leadership Giving Level $5000 - $9999

Cornerstone

Leadership Giving Level $1000-$24999

Pillar

Leadership Giving Level $2500 - $4900

La Societe Nationale

Level of Giving: $100,000 - $249,999 Tocqueville Member Level

Ordre d'Independance

Level of Giving: $250,000 - $499,999 Tocqueville Member Level

Ordre d'Egalite

Level of Giving: $50,000 - $74,99 Tocqueville Member Level

Ordre de Connaissance

Level of Giving: $500,000 - $749,999 Tocqueville Member Level

Ordre de Fraternite

Level of Giving: $75,000 - $99,999 Tocqueville Member Level

Ordre de Prosperite

Level of Giving: $750,000 - $999,999 Tocqueville Member Level

Members de la Societe

Level of giving: $10,000 - $24,000 Tocqueville Member Level

Ordre de Liberte

Level of giving: $25,000 - $49,000 Tocqueville Member Level

Graduate Miami-Dade

Local college access network (LCAN) - Organizations who come together to create solutions and form partnerships to increase college and career readiness, access and completion rates - Miami-Dade County ranks 16th among all countries in Florida for residents with a high-quality degree or credential - In 2018, M-DCPS identified 511 high school students who have met all requirements for graduation except passing their reading assessment. Graduate Miami-Dade has identified these students as our target population.

Lotus Village

Lotus Village is a mixed-use "village" with combined state of the art shelter facilities and supportive services serving homeless individuals and families, as well as our Overtown neighborhood. In Lotus Village, we have created a prototype for the future, in which shelter and services for those in need are fully integrated with the urban fabric of the neighborhood we call home. In addition to offering increased capacity with efficient design and land utilization, Lotus Village includes a holistic neighborhood health clinic, operated by Jessie Trice Community Health Center, and The Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation Children's Wellness Center, operated by United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education, serving Lotus House and our community. The shelter facilities in Lotus Village, operated by Lotus House, are designed to accommodate high special needs individuals and families, including programs for youth, elders and the medically needy, a safe haven for those with severe trauma histories, pregnant women and infants, and families of all shapes and sizes. The Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation Children's Wellness Center offers child therapy services, nurturing parenting classes, a day care and playground. Food service and dining facilities include training programs for life skills and job readiness, in addition to meal preparation, dining and a wide range of social activities. A neighborhood health clinic offers a complement of basic and preventive health care, maternal and pediatric care, eye and dental care, behavioral health and wellness, and a wide range of health and wellness programming for the shelter and our Overtown neighborhood. Deeply integrated in the fabric of our neighborhood, Lotus Village provides critical linkages to a network of service providers and resources in the larger community, empowering those we shelter and serve to build the foundation for enriched, happier and healthier lives.

Teresa Heinz Kerry

Teresa Heinz is a Portuguese-American businesswoman and philanthropist. Heinz is the widow of former U.S. Senator John Heinz and the wife of former U.S. Secretary of State, longtime U.S. Senator, and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. Heinz is Chair of the Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies. National Member of UW

2018 Community Progress Makers Fund

The Citi Foundation selected UW Miami-Dade as the recipient of a $500,000 grant as part of the 2018 Community Progress Makers Fund. The grant enabled us to pilot our first employer-based financial wellness program at Jackson Health System with an eye toward replicating it at other larger employers in the future.

UW LINC

- Lead. Impact. Network. Change - Giving community - 30 and younger - $20 a month ($250 annually)

Impact Partner

- Main agencies that we fund - People who go through funding cycle - They reapply every 3 years An agency that has an ongoing relationship with United Way and is governed by a contract. Impact partner agencies may be either funded or unfunded. Impact partner agencies undergo a comprehensive review, including a yearly budget and audit review.

Network

- 1800 local United Ways in more than 40 countries around the globe - $4.72 billion in total revenue - 2.8 million volunteers $8.98 million donors - 50 million people

UW Young Leaders

- 40 and younger - Giving Community - Annual gift of $1000 or more

Tocqueville Society

- Created in 1991 to honor individuals who demonstrated an extraordinary sense of philanthropy with remarkably high levels of giving - Composed of nearly 800 of Miami's most influential business, civic and philanthropic leaders, 72 of whom are members of the Million Dollar Round Table and 10 of whom belong to the 5 Million Dollar Round Table - Membership is granted to individuals who contribute at least $10,000 annually - Society's investment amounts to 40% of UW Miami-Dade's annual fundraising campaign.

United Way Women United

- Giving Community - Women - Annual gift of $1000 or more

United Way Tocqueville Society

- Giving Community - Annual gift of $10,000 or more

United Way Continue United

- Giving Community - Individuals 55+ - $100 annually

Southwest Social Services

- Impact Partner - This UW-supported program provides meals and other services to low-income older adults.

AMIkids Miami-Dade

- Impact partner, education program - Funding: $76K Path to Success: Uses a structured behavior modification system and an educational component to improve student academic achievement for youth, ages 14 to 18 that have been referred through the juvenile justice system.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami

- Impact partner, educational program Community Based Mentoring: Provides struggling youth with crucial guidance and support through quality, safe mentoring and friendships that positively impact academic achievement, school attendance, behavior and relationships, while reducing risky behaviors. Funding: $215K School to work: Provides students at-risk of not graduating with exposure to workplace environments and matches them with mentors to help them stay in school and make a successful transition to the workplace. Funding: $88K

Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami

- Impact partner, educational program Project Learn: Out-of-school academic program addresses challenges faced by youth and equips them to overcome their obstacles and succeed academically by providing homework help, literacy and recreational activities. Funding: $93.5K Second Step and Date Smart: Provides Youth with enriching programs that offer social supports and skills building. Programs are delivered during after-school and summer camps. Funding: $50K

The Arc of South Florida

- Impact partner, educational program - Funding: $52K The Arc of South Florida - Project Thrive: Provides high-quality early education experiences to children with special needs, ages 6 weeks to 5 years

ASPIRA of Florida

- Impact partner, educational program - Funding: $52K ASPIRA Academic Success: After-school and Saturday program that provides at-risk students with instruction, tutoring and homework assistance in the areas of reading and math. Program also provides students with enrichment activities and state exam preparation.

Moves Management

1. Identification 2. Qualify 3. Cultivate 4. Solicit 5. Stewardship

Priority areas of School-Age Education

1. Improved academic performance 2. Improved school engagement 3. Improved preparedness for post-secondary success

Early Education

10 agencies; 23 program sites: $800K - Impact partner programming - Center for Excellence in Early Care and Education (Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership; EHS Home Based Program, Reading Pals, Comcast Early Learning Technology Program) - CAIT

US Network

1200 United Ways

Health

37 funded programs: $3M allocated and 3 response funds programs through 2019: $65.5K allocated - Impact partner programming (access to care, healthy lifestyles/child weights, older adults) - Response Fund Programming - FamilyWize - MAVEN Pilot - Mental Health Initiative - Miami-Dade Age-Friendly Initiative - Older Adult Advocacy Taskforce - Golden Wishes - Ad hoc: Older Adult Disaster Prep Group - Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL)

Financial Stability

27 funded programs; $1.2M - Impact Partner Programming (access to jobs, financial management, housing and integration) - United Way Center for Financial Stability (direct services at three locations) - VITA - Miami Tax Pros (direct free tax service) - FinCap Academy (financial stability learning and professional development platform for community organizations) - Bank on Miami (Partnership with financial institutions, city of Miami and non-profits) - UW@WORK (financial coaching at the workplace; pilot with Jackson Health Systems) - Emergency Food & Shelter Program

School-Age Education

30 funded programs; $2M - Impact partner programming - EDEN Place - Youth Institute - Career Connections - Graduate Miami-Dade

Investment cycle 2019-2022, overview of funding decisions

36 programs applied for a total of $4.5M and 30 programs were funded for a total of $2ish M - 5 new programs were funded and 4 currently funded programs were not re-funded Improved academic performance (12 programs): $810K Improved School Engagement (12 programs): $944K Improved preparedness for Post-secondary success (6 programs): $260K

UW Center for Excellence in Early Education

A National model for quality practices in early education; it contains both a demonstration school as well as community programming with a focus on neighborhoods of greatest need. The United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education is an innovative educational and professional learning initiative dedicated to elevating the quality of early care and education in Miami-Dade and beyond. The Center models evidence-based practices through its Demonstration School, Educare of Miami-Dade. Through professional learning programs, the Center shares those practices with adult learners including families, educators and early care and education providers. The Center also works with business leaders and lawmakers to raise the standards of early childhood education and support sustainable and lasting change.

United Way Center for Financial Stability

A United Way Signature Initiative, it provides financial coaching, free tax preparation services, employment assistance, credit counseling and debt management, among other services.

What does it cost to afford basic necessities in Miami-Dade

A bare-minimum Household Survival Budget for a family of four with two small children is $61,368 per year; for a single person, that amount is $24,432. This bare-minimum budget does not include any savings, leaving a household vulnerable to unexpected expenses. ALICE families earn above the federal poverty line, which is $24,300 for a family of 4 and 11,880 for a single adult; yet struggle to cover basic needs, including: housing, child care, food, transportation, health care and a necessary mobile phone for each adult.

Inspire305

A new initiative designed to identify emerging innovators and further engage millennials. In 2018, Code/Art received the Grand Innovator Award of $25,000 and Mind & Melody received the Trailblazer Award of $10,000.

Contributor-Advised Fund

A program that allows contributors to designate their dollars to a specific area in education, financial stability and/or health or to a nonprofit of their choice. At a certain giving level, contributors can enjoy maximum flexibility and tax incentives by establishing a CAF. Benefits include: the ability to make contributions of cash, marketable securities or other assets; a way to maintain a clear and concise record of your annual giving for your personal and tax records; and the opportunity to invest in a combination of income earning portfolios.

Mission United

A program to assist veterans as they return home Mission United helps ease the transition to civilian life and address the unique needs of veterans. By connecting them to a coordinated network of community partners, we empower veterans and their families to lead productive lives in our community. Services include job training and opportunities, affordable housing, legal resources and more.

United Way Youth Institute

A yearlong student institute that focuses on empowering local youth in at-risk settings to have successful careers and become lifelong community advocates, global citizens and agents of change.

International Network

About 40 countries worldwide

Miami-Dade 880,766 Households (HH)

Above ALICE: 41% ALICE: 40% Poverty: 19% 59% of Miami-Dade households are either in, or one emergency away from, poverty.

Unrestricted Gift

Also known as an un-designated gift, these are dollars raised through the United Way Campaign that are not restricted to a particular area or a specific agency.

Earned Income Tax Credit

Also known as the EITC, this lifts more Americans out of poverty than any other national program. It is a refundable federal income tax credit for low- to moderate- income working individual families. Free tax preparation services to these qualifying taxpayers is offered through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. UW leads all marketing efforts for both EITC and VITA in Miami-Dade.

ALICE

Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed Hardworking members of the community who are employed, yet can't keep up with the rising cost of living

501c3

Being "501(c)(3)" means that a particular nonprofit organization has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt, charitable organization. "Charitable" is broadly defined as being established for purposes that are religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering of national or international amateur sports, or prevention of cruelty to animals and children. This is the F

Brian Gallagher

CEO of United Way Worldwide

Code Art

CodeArt is a Miami-based nonprofit whose mission is to increase the number of girls studying computer science by delighting and inspiring them with the creative possibilities of computer programming. CodeArt uses art as an onramp to coding for girls in grades 4-12. CodeArt runs CodeHer clubs and community workshops where students learn how to write computer programs that generate art. CodeArt also puts on an annual South Florida wide event, Code Art Miami, focused on spotlighting the achievements of young female coders and raising awareness for the need of more women in Computer Science. The event includes an exhibition of code-based art created by girls in grades 4-12, a friendly coding competition, coding workshops, additional hands-on STEAM activities, a speaker symposium, and awards ceremony.

CAIT

Connecting Assessment with Intentional Teaching: A new program as part of "Early Education," aimed to manage, coordinate and deliver high-quality assessment training and implementation supports for early childhood educators and administrators working in both center-based programs and family child care homes throughout Miami-Dade

Fast Track Giving

Created to allow donors to incrementally increase their gift over a period of three years, out fast track program allows donors to enjoy the benefits of their chosen level right away

EDEN Place

Established in 2016, United Way EDEN Place (Educate. Develop. Empower. Nurture.) works with multiple partners, including Overtown Youth Center and Miami-Dade County Public Schools, to support children and families in the Overtown community and beyond. It is an educational family resource center that provides free, comprehensive services through workshops and family coaching sessions. EDEN Place's free services include: - Education and financial literacy workshops - One-on-one assistance - Access to school information - Parenting skills - Help navigating the school system - Health and wellness - Family coaching - School advocacy - Child behavior support - Information regarding health and wellness / financial stability / opportunities for advancement

Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services

First Stop for Families: Provides interventions to troubled youth and their families to promote re-engagement in school with interventions and referrals to community resources, to address at-risk behaviors, improve academic performance and pro-social skills development Funding: $47,061

KidCare

Florida KidCare is the umbrella brand for the four government-sponsored health insurance programs - Medicaid, MediKids, Florida Healthy Kids and the Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan - that together provide a seamless continuum of coverage for Florida children from birth through the end of age 18.

William Aramony

Former president and CEO of United Way of America was convicted of various counts of conspiracy, fraud and filing tax returns in 1995. He served a seven-year sentence in federal prison. He passed away in 2011.

Achieve Miami

Four Initiatives that serve the goal of extending learning to undeserved public school students across Miami and providing leadership development opportunities to students and educators alike.

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Given that Miami-Dade has the highest rate of mental illness among urban communities, we began a new partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The NAMI Miami United Way Pear Support Group (PSG) is a free, confidential and safe peer-led group that equips parents and families with skills to support loved ones while also helping those suffering better manage their disease.

Funding Resources Available to Impact Councils

Impact Partner Fund, direct program funding: 87% Response fund, direct program funding for specialized focus: 3% Transformation Fund, special initiatives: 10%

Easter Seals South Florida

Impact Partner, Education Easter Seals South Florida Child Development Center: Offers an inclusive, high-quality child care and educational environment serving children ages 2 months to 5 years Funding: $38,018

Institute for Child and Family Health

Impact Partner, Educational Functional Family Therapy Program: Works with families and adolescents involved in the criminal justice system, or at risk for such involvement to end or prevent such behavior Funding: $51, 741

Jewish Community Services

Impact Partner, Educational Girl Empowerment Initiative: Assists girls between the ages of 12 and 14 who are remanded to Girl Power by the Department of Juvenile Justice because of criminal arrests with coping strategies, conflict resolution skills, anger management and mentoring Funding: $59,524 Sexual Minority Youth Program: Serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth (GLBTQ) to reduce risk factors of cognitive, social and emotional isolation and address the unique issues faced by this population

Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida

Impact Partner, Educational Girl Scout Decisions for Your Life: Offers comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention programming for pre-adolescent and adolescent girls in grades K-12 Funding: $59,188 Girl Scout Leadership Experience: Prepares young girls and teens to be responsible citizens by organizing over 650 troops, led by trained, screened adult volunteers and advisors, in locations across Miami-Dade Funding: $201, 086

Michael-Ann Russel Jewish Community Center

Impact Partner, educational Early Childhood Program: Serves children ages 0 to 5 years in the North Miami Beach area Funding: $15,725 Kid Konnection: Provides tutoring and homework assistance to children 6 to 18 years of age during the summer and non-school hours Funding: $30,000

Branches

Impact Partner, educational Funding: $60K Branches Climb Program: Provides youth in middle and high school with the social and life skills to increase self-awareness, critical thinking and leadership in order to make informed decisions about become successful

Catholic Charities - Sagrada Familia

Impact Partner, educational Funding: $68K Sagrada Familia Child Development Center: Provides socially and economically disadvantaged children ages 3 to 5 years with high-quality early educational experiences

Coconut Grove Cares

Impact Partner, educational Funding: $75K Barnyard After-School & Summer Program: Provides homework assistance, computer labs and educational skill building activities to elementary-aged children in West Coconut Grove

Urban League of Greater Miami

Impact partner, educational Achievement Matters: Improves student achievement levels, test-taking skills, and strengthens the social skills of Black American and other youth of color, in the Miami-Dade County Public School System Funding: $157,000 Achievement Matters - SAT/ACT Test Camps: Provides students with support they need to successfully complete high school and attain a post-secondary education with preparation activities, including high school graduation planning, financial aid and scholarship application assistance, college tours, college entrance and standardized test prep Funding: $30,000

Centro Mater

Impact partner, educational Centro Mater Preschool and Infants - Toddlers: Provides high-quality NAEYC-accredited early care and educational experiences to infants, toddlers and preschoolers, including those with special needs Funding: $117K Centro Mater After School: Offers socially, intellectually, culturally and developmentally appropriate after-school and summer camp activities to children 5-12 years old Funding: $29K

Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center

Impact partner, educational Early Childhood Preschool Program: Provides an enriching educational experience for children, ages 0 to 5 years Funding: $16K Summer Camp: Provides enriching activities including literacy, engaged learning, as well as a variety of social activities for special needs children by integrating them with general camp attendees Funding: $14K

Overtown Youth Center

Impact partner, educational High School & Post-High Initiative: Program gives students academic support, prepares them and their families for college admissions process and expectations of students in a post-secondary environment through test prep, workshops, college tours and scholarships Funding: $25,000 Youth Development Program: Provides in-school, after-school and summer services focused on achievements in attendance, grades, behavior, academic skills, test scores, character building and motivation to learn Funding: $63,750

Family Christian Association of America

Impact partner, educational Walking Tail Youth Leadership Development Program: Prepares youth to meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood through a structured series of activities and experiences that help them obtains social, emotional, ethical, physical and cognitive competencies. Funding: $38,250

Catholic Charities - Centro Hispano

Impact partner, educational Funding: $41K Centro Hispano Catholico Development Center: Provides high-quality NAEYC-accredited early care and educational experiences for children 3 to 5 years old, including those with special needs

Catholic Charities - Notre Dame

Impact partner, educational Funding: $50K Notre Dame Child Care Center Preschool Program: Provides high-quality NAEYC-accredited early care, and educational experiences for children 3 to 5 years old, including those with special needs

Centro Campesino Farmworker Center

Impact partner, educational Funding: $96K AmeriCorps Youthpride: Serves students at high-risk of academic failure in the Florida City/Homestead area in second through eight grades

Recapturing the Vision

Impact partner, educational Daily Academic After-School Program: This after-school and summer camp program provides comprehensive activities in the core areas of literacy, physical fitness, homework assistance, life skills, physical fitness, homework assistance, life skills, family engagement, and enrichment to children at Pine Lakes Elementary School in Naranja in south Miami-Dade County Funding: $64,800

Richmond-Perrine Optimist Club

Impact partner, educational Naranja Youth Enterprises South (YES): Provides youth in the Naranja community with self-esteem counseling, tutoring to address academic problems, school visits to monitor school progress, home visits to monitor the progress of youth at home, and job readiness training to expose youth to the world of work. Funding: $20,000

Redlands Christian Migrant Association

Impact partner, educational RCMA Child Development Centers: Provides high-quality early care and education to children, ages 0 to 5 years, from migrant and other low-income rural communities Funding: $147,559

YMCA of South Florida

Impact partner, educational YMCA of South Florida After-School Programs (K-12): Provides literacy enhancement, physical fitness, social skills building, and family involvement activities in public housing sites, schools, neighborhood centers, and YMCAs Funding: $70,000 YMCA of South Florida Preschool Programs: Provides children ages 0 to 5 years, with high-quality early care education in Little Haiti, Liberty City/Model City and Homestead Funding: $74,401 YMCA Summer Camp: Provides youth with opportunities for peer interaction, providing positive reinforcement, increasing interest level and self-esteem and making activities meaningful through recreation, arts and crafts, swimming, field trips and other group activities during school holidays and the summer Funding: $25,000

5 new education programs for 2019-2022

Improved Academic Performance - Branches: Grow (K-5 academic support) Improved School Engagement - The Center for Family and Child Enrichment: Alternative Education for Kids (foster youth in Miami Gardens) - New Horizons: Project Get Involved is partnering with Brownsville Middle School (re-engagement of truant youth and mental health support) Improved Preparedness for Post-Secondary Success - AMIkids: College Readiness (required standardized tests to graduate high school and be successful in post-secondary - Belafonte TACOLCY: TACOLCY Teen Council (youth leadership, college and career prep for high school students)

Boy Scouts of America

In 2003, UW ended its funding relationship with Boy Scouts of America, South Florida Council, because the national office of the Boy Scouts of American prohibited its South Florida council from implementing an agreed upon sensitivity training that would equip its adult leaders with the skills and knowledge to respond appropriately to a boy who might be questioning his sexuality. At the time, Boy Scouts of America changed its policy to allow gay youth to participate, and in July 2015, the organization removed the national restriction on gay adult leaders and employees. However, local troops may continue to set membership standards that align with the beliefs of the sponsoring organization

Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership

In December 2014, the UW Center for Excellence in Early Education was awarded a 5-year, $22.5 million Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership federal grant to enhance and expand high-quality care for infants and toddlers and their families in high-need communities. In 2017, the Center was awarded a second $15 million, 4-year federal grant to serve an additional 200 low-income infant and toddlers and their families, and expand the number of early learning programs that offer full-day/full-year services. As a result of these two grants, 520 children across 23 early learning centers will receive high-quality care.

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

In partnership with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida International University, and others, we are investing in an innovative telemedicine program, Medical Alumni Volunteer Expert Network (MAVEN), to provide the undeserved and uninsured with timely access to specialists like cardiologists and neurologists, ultimately reducing emergency room visits, lowering costs and resulting in better health outcomes.

In-Kind Gifts

In-kind contributions are donations of goods, services or time — instead of cash.

Jose Ferrao

International President of United Way

Carlos Gimenez

Mayor of Miami-Dade County

Mind & Melody

Mind&Melody, transforms lives through the love of music and community, one mind at a time. We implement novel music programs at healthcare facilities, nursing homes, day centers, and assisted living facilities to improve the quality of life for individuals with and without neurological impairments like dementia. Our programs are highly individualized to reach and engage different levels of dementia and musical ability.

Dr. Thomas Frist

National Member of UW Thomas Fearn Frist Jr. is an American billionaire physician and businessman. He is a co-founder of the Hospital Corporation of America, and the wealthiest person in Tennessee He was a co-founder of the United Way Alexis de Tocqueville Society. He also served as chair of the board of governors for United Way of America. The Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. Excellence in Volunteer Leadership Award of the United Way was established in 1996. In 2012, he received the United Way Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dr. Rudy Moise

Prominent doctor in the community and United Way board member

United Way's Early Head Start Initiative

Serves 520 children in low-income communities through the provision of high quality services and mentoring at centers and family day care homes. The goal: ensure all children have access to quality programs, so they can have the best possible start in school and life. With a second federal grant to expand our Early Head Start program in 2018, United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education opened classrooms at three Miami-Dade County Public Schools as well a at the new Lotus Village.

Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership

Since 2014, with a federal grant, the United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education has expanded its reach and provided additional resources to 520 low-income infant and toddlers in early care and education in 20 programs throughout our community. Four of these programs are operated by the United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education at Miami-Dade County Public Schools: Ethel Beckford/Richmond Elementary, Lillie C. Evans K-8, Carol City Elementary, and the new state-of-the-art Lotus Village Early Care and Education Program.

Emergency Food and Shelter Program

The Emergency Food and Shelter Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides funding to target special, economic, non-disaster-related emergency needs. The funding supplements ongoing food, shelter, rent/mortgage and utility assistance efforts in the community. UW administers the program by convening a local board that both determines the services most in need of supplemental assistance and who to fund to provide these services.

Fisher Island Philanthropic Fund

The Fisher Island Philanthropic Fund is comprised of Fisher Island residents and members dedicated to raising and distributing funds to designated charities serving children in need and at-risk youth within a ten mile radius of Fisher Island.

Form 990

The IRS form used by tax-exempt organizations. An organization's completed 990 is available for public inspection. Some members of the public rely on Form 990 as the primary or sole source of information about a particular organization. In their annual returns, nonprofit organizations must disclose information regarding their direct or indirect transfers to, and other direct or indirect relationships with, other section 501(c) organizations or political organizations. This provision helps prevent the diversion of expenditure of a section 501(c)(3) organization's funds for purposes not intended by 501(c)(3).

Educare of Miami-Dade

The UW Center for Excellence in Early Education Demonstration School, Educare of Miami-Dade is the official name of our early care and learning center. In 2008, the Center joined the distinguished Educare Learning Network, a consortium of programs funded by the Buffet Early Childhood and Ounce of Prevention Fund.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program helps families file their electronic forms correctly and receive the tax credits to which they are entitled. UW is part of the Miami-Dade VITA Coalition, which this past year helped 9,541 individuals file their taxes, resulting in $11.5 million in total refunds and $4.4 million in earned income tax credits for eligible families.

Employee campaign manager

The employees appointed by their CEO or head of a company/organization to run the employee campaign for United Way at their workplace.

FamilyWize

Through a partnership with FamilyWize, Miami-Dade residents have saved $14.5 million on prescription medications since 2008 Nearly 700 local pharmacies accept the FamilyWize Prescription Drug Discount Card, and consumers are making health conscious decisions by filling thousands of much-needed prescription medicines every month. The card is free of charge - there are no age restrictions, income restrictions or limit on how many times a single card may be used. It can be used by people who do not have health insurance, or for medicines that are not covered by insurance plans. On average, consumers receive over a 40 percent discount in prescription medicines.

Mary Sellers

U.S. President of United Way

Bank on Miami

UW partners with financial institutions and local governments through Bank on Miami to help people access banking products that will help build their financial capability. Bank On Miami is a collaborative effort between Miami-Dade County, the United Way of Miami-Dade, financial institutions and other government entities and non-profits. Created as an initiative of Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Jean Monestime's Council for Prosperity Initiatives, Bank On Miami was formed to help improve the financial stability of low- to moderate-income families across our community.

Age Friendly Initiative

UW works with numerous partners on the Age Friendly Initiative, an effort to improve living conditions for seniors.

Who oversees operations of United Way?

UWMD is governed by a 51-member volunteer board of directors made up of respected community and business leaders, and committed philanthropists. Carlos A. Migoya, president and CEO, Jackson Health Systems, chairs the board. The board sets policy and strategic direction and is responsible for the overall governance and stewardship of the organization. Professional staff manages day-to-day activities and is led by Maria Alonso

The Fisher Island Philanthropic Fund (FIPF)

a 501(c)(3) organization that raises and allocates funds to local health and human service agencies working with children in need and at-risk youth in Miami-Dade. It is comprised and run by Fisher Island volunteers and managed by United Way of Miami-Dade